英语六级模拟题答案.pdf

答案解析 Part II Reading Comprehension Skimming and Scanning 1 Google claims its plan for the world s biggest online library is A to save out of print books in libraries B to serve the interest of the general public C to encourage reading around the world D to promote its core business of searching 答案 B to serve the interest of the general public 解析 关键词 claims its motives 关键句 The company claims its motives are essentially public spirited Its overall mission after all is to organise the world s information so it would be odd if that information did not include books 2 According to Santiago de la Mora Google s book scanning project will A help the broad masses of readers B broaden humanity s intellectual horizons C make full use of the power of its search engine D revolutionise the entire book industry 答案 B broaden humanity s intellectual horizons 解析 关键词 Santiago de la Mora 关键句 As Santiago de la Mora head of Google Books for Europe puts it By making it possible to search the millions of books that exist today we hope to expand the frontiers of human knowledge 3 Opponents of Google Books believe that digitally archiving the world s books should be controlledby A the world s tech giants B the world s leading libraries C non profit organizations D multinational companies 答案 C non profit organizations 解析 关键词 Opponent 关键句 In a recent essay in the New York Review of Books Robert Darnton the head of Harvard University s library argued that because such books are a common resource the possession of us all only public not for profit bodies should be given the power to control them 4 4 Google has involved itself in a legal battle as it ignored A the copyright of authors of out of print books B the interest of traditional sellers C the copyright of the books it scanned D the differences of in print and out of print books 答案 D the copyright of the books it scanned 解析 关键词 legal battle 关键句 At its centre however is one simple issue that of copyright The inconvenient fact about most books to which Google has arguably paid insufficient attention is that they are protected by copyright 5 Google defends its scanning in copyright books by saying that A making electronic copies of books is not a violation of copyright B the online display of in copyright books is not for commercial use C it is willing to compensate the copyright holders D it displays only a small part of their content 答案 B the online display of in copyright books is not for commercial use 解析 关键词 defends 关键句 In its defence Google points out that it displays only snippets of books that are in copyright arguing that such displays are fair use 6 What do we learn about the class action suit against Google A It ended in a victory for the Authors Guild of America B It was settled after more than two years of negotiations C It failed to protect the interest of American publishers D It could lead to more out of court settlements of such disputes 答案 B It was settle after more than two years of negotiation 解析 关键词 the class action suit 关键句 In 2005 the Authors Guild of America together with a group of US publishers and publishers launched a class action suit against Google that after more than two years of wrangling ended with an announcement last October that Google and the claimants had reached an out of court settlement 7 What remained controversial after the class action suit ended A The compensation for copyright holders B The change in Google s business model C Google s further exploitation of its database D The commercial provisions of the settlement 答案 D The commercial provision of the settlement 解析 关键词 controversial 关键句 It is these commercial provisions that are proving the settlement s most controversial aspect 8 While Google makes money by selling advertising 答案 Providing information for free 解析 关键词 advertising 关键句 Google s business model has always been to provide information for free and sell advertising on the basis of the traffic this generates 9 Books whose copyright holders are not known are called 答案 orphan works 解析 关键词 copyright holder 关键句 Interest in this aspect of the settlement has focused on orphan works where there is no known copyright holder these make up an estimated 5 to 10 of the books Google has scanned 10 Google s entrance into digital bookselling will tremendously in the future 答案 change the world s book market 解析 关键词 digital book selling 关键句 But what is certain is that in some way or another Google s entrance into digital bookselling will have a significant impact on the book world in years to come Part III Listening Comprehension 35 minutes Section A 11 A The man failed to keep his promise 12 C The woman should spend more time outdoors 13 D It is not a good idea to buy the T shirt 14 B Most readers do not share his viewpoints 15 A Leave Daisy alone for the time being 16 A Batteries 17 D The man can get the ticket at its original price 18 A The speakers will dress formally for the concert 19 D He is undecided as to which job to go for 20 C They are all adults 21 B Varied and interesting 22 C Hosting a television show 23 A He lost his mother 24 B He got seriously into acting 25 B He has long been a legendary figure Section B 26 C It crashed when it was circling to land 27 A He was kidnapped eight months ago 28 A The management and union representatives reached an agreement 29 B rainy 30 C Very few of them knew much about geology 31 B By noting where the most severe earthquake in U S history occurred 32 C Stop him when he had difficulty understanding 33 D It is a tool of communication among speakers of different languages 34 D It has supporters from many countries in the world 35 D It has had greater impact than in any other country Section C 36 intelligent 37 foundations 38 romantic 39 reflects 40 profound 41 dramatically 42 deprived 43 hindered 44 research shows that communicating with others promotes health whereas social isolation is linked to stress disease and early death 45 A group of researchers reviewed scores of studies that traced the relationship between health and interaction with others 46 loneliness harms the immune system making us more vulnerable to a range of miner and major illnesses 英语六级听力原文完整版 Section A Short Conversation 11 M Oh I m so sorry I forgot to bring along the book you borrowed from the library W What a terrible memory you have Anyway I won t need it until Friday night As long as I can get it by then OK Q What do we learn from this conversation 12 W Doctor I haven t been able to get enough sleep lately and I m too tired to concentrate in class M Well you know spending too much time indoors with all that artificial lighting can do that to you Your body loses track of whether it s day or night Q What does the man imply 13 M I think I ll get one of those new T shirts you know with the school s logo on both the front and back W You ll regret it They are expensive and I ve heard the printing fades easily when you wash them Q What does the woman mean 14 W I think your article in the school newspaper is right on target and your viewpoints have certainly convinced me M Thanks but in view of the general responses you and I are definitely in the minority Q What does the man mean 15 M Daisy was furious yesterday because I lost her notebook Should I go see her and apologize to again W Well if I were you I d let her cool off a few days before I approach her Q What does the woman suggest the man do 16 M Would you please tell me where I can get batteries for this brand of camera W Let me have a look Oh yes go down this aisle pass the garden tools you ll find them on the shelf next to the light bulbs Q What is the man looking for 17 M Our basketball team is playing in the finals but I don t have a ticket I guess I ll just watch it on TV Do you want to come over W Actually I have a ticket But I m not feeling well You can have it for what it cost me Q What do we learn from the conversation 18 M Honey I ll be going straight to the theatre from work this evening Could you bring my suit and tie along W Sure it s the first performance of the State Symphony Orchestra in our city so suit and tie is a must Q What do we learn from the conversation Long Conversations Conversation 1 M I got two letters this morning with job offers one from the Polytechnic and the other from the Language School in Pistoia Italy W So you are not sure which to go for M That s it Of course the conditions of work are very different The Polytechnic is offering two year contract which could be renewed but the language school is only offering a year s contract and that s a different minus It could be renewed but you never know W I see So it s much less secure But you don t need to think too much about steady jobs when you are only 23 M That s true W What about the salaries M Well the Pistoia job pays much better in the short term I ll be getting the equivalent of about 22 000 a year there but only 20 000 at the Polytechnic But then the hours are different At the Polytechnic I d have to do 35 hours a week 20 teaching and 15 administration whereas the Pistoia school is only asking for 30 hours teaching W Mmm M Then the type of teaching is so different The Polytechnic is all adults and mostly preparation for exams like the Cambridge certificates The Language School wants me to do a bit of exam preparation but also quite a lot of work in companies and factories and a couple of children s classes Oh and a bit of literature teaching W Well that sounds much more varied and interesting And I d imagine you would be doing quire a lot of teaching outside the school and moving around quite a bit M Yes whereas with the Polytechnic position I d be stuck in the school all day Questions 19 to 21 are based on the conversation you have just heard Q19 What do we learn about the man from the conversation Q20 What do we learn about the students at the Polytechnic Q21 What does the woman think of the job at the Language school Conversation 2 Good evening and welcome to tonight s edition of Legendary Lives Our subject this evening is James Dean actor and hero for the young people of his time Edward Murray is the author of a new biography of Dean W Good evening Edward M Hello Tina W Edward tell us what you know about Dean s early life M He was born in Indiana in 1931 but his parents moved to California when he was five He wasn t there long though because his mother passed away just four years later Jimmy s father sent him back to Indiana after that to live with his aunt W So how did he get into acting M Well first he acted in plays at high school then he went to college in California where he got seriously into acting In 1951 he moved to New York to do more stage acting W Then when did his movie career really start M 1955 His first starring role was in East of Eden It was fabulous Dean became a huge success But the movie that really made him famous was his second one Rebel Without a Cause that was about teenagers who felt like they didn t fit into society W So how many more movies did he make M Just one more then he died in that car crash in California in 1955 W What a tragedy He only made three movies So what made him the legend he still is today M Well I guess his looks his acting ability his short life and maybe the type of character he played in his movies Many young people saw him as a symbol of American youths Q22 What is the woman doing Q23 Why did James Dean move back to Indiana when he was young Q24 What does the man say James Dean did at college in California Q25 What do we know about James Dean from the conversation Section B Passage 1 The time is 9 o clock and this is Marian Snow with the news The German authorities are sending investigators to discover the cause of the plane crash late yesterday on the island of Tenerife The plane a Boeing 737 taking German holiday makers to the island crashed into a hillside as it circled while preparing to land The plane was carrying 180 passengers It s thought there are no survivors Rescue workers were at the scene The British industrialist James Louis held by kidnapper in central Africa for the past 8 months was released unharmed yesterday The kidnappers had been demanding 1 million pounds for the release of Mr Louis The London Bank and their agents who had been negotiating with the kidnappers have not said whether any amount of money has been paid The 500 UK motors workers who had been on strike in High Town for the past 3 three weeks went back to work this morning This follows successful talks between management and union representatives which resulted in a new agreement on working hour and conditions A spokesman for the management said they d hope they could now get back to producing cars and that they lost lots of money and orders over this dispute And finally the weather After a code start most of the country should be warm and sunny But towards late afternoon rain will spread from Scotland to cover most parts by midnight Questions 26 29 are based on the passage you have just heard 26 What does the news say about the Boeing 737 plane 27 What happened to British industrialist James Louis 28 How did the 3 week strike in High Town end 29 What kind of weather will be expected by midnight in most parts of the country Passage 2 Juan Louis a junior geology major decided to give an informative speech about how earthquakes occur From his audience and analysis he learned that only 2 or 3 of his classmates knew much of anything about geology Juan realized then that he must present his speech at an elementary level and with a minimum of scientific language As he prepared the speech Juan kept asking himself How can I make this clear and meaningful to someone who knows nothing about earthquakes or geological principles Since he was speaking in the Midwest he decided to begin by noting that the most severe earthquake in American history took place not in California or Alaska but at New Madrid Missouri in 1811 If such an earthquake happened today it would be felt from the Rocky Mountains to the Atlantic Ocean and would flatten most of the cities in the Mississippi valley That he figured should get his classmates attention Throughout the body of the speech Juan dealt only with the basic mechanics of the earthquakes carefully avoid technical terms He also prepared visual aids diagramming photo line so his classmates wouldn t get confused To be absolutely safe Juan asked his roommate who was not a geology major to listen to the speech Stop me he said any time I say something you don t understand Juan s roommate stopped him four times And at each spot Juan worked out a way to make his point more clearly Finally he had a speech that was interesting and perfectly understandable to his audience Questions 30 32 are based on the passage you have just heard Q30 What did Juan Louis learn from the analysis of his audience Q31 How did Juan Louis start his speech Q32 What did Juan ask his roommate to do when he was making his trial speech Passage 3 Esperanto is an artificial language designed to serve internationally as an auxiliary means of communication among speakers of different languages It was created by Ludwig Lazar Zamenhof a polish Jewish doctor specialized in eye diseases Esperanto was first presented in 1887 An international movement was launched to promote its use Despite arguments and disagreements the movement has continued to flourish and has members in more than 80 countries Esperanto is used internationally across language boundaries by at least 1 million people particularly in specialized fields It is used in personal contexts on radio broadcasts and in a number of Its popularity has spread form Europe both east and west to such countries as Brazil and Japan It is however in China that Esperanto has had its greatest impact It is taught in universities and used in many translations often in scientific or technological works EL POPOLA CHINIO which means from people s China it s a monthly magazine in Esperanto and it s read worldwide Radio Beijing s Esperanto program is the most popular program in Esperanto in the world Esperanto vocabulary is drawn primarily from Latin the Roman s languages English and German Spelling is completely regular A simple and consistent set of endings indicates grammatical functions of words Thus for example every noun ends in o every adjective in a and basic form of every verb in i Esperanto also has a highly productive system of constructing new words from old ones Questions 33 35 are based on the passage you have just heard Q33 What does the speaker tell us about Esperanto Q34 What is said about the international movement to promote the use of Esperanto Q35 What does the speaker say about Esperanto in China Section C George Herbert Mead said that humans are talked into humanity He meant that we gain personal identity as we communicate with others In the earliest years of our lives our parents tell us who we are You re intelligent You re so strong We first see ourselves through the eyes of others So their messages form important foundations of our self concepts Later we interact with teachers friends romantic partners and coworkers who communicate their views of us Thus how we see ourselves reflects the views of us that others communicate The profound connection between identity and communication is dramatically evident in children who are deprived of human contact Case studies of children who were isolated from others reveal that they lack a firm self concept and their mental and psychological development is severely hindered by lack of language Communication with others not only affects our sense of identity but also directly influences our physical and emotional well being Consistently research shows that communicating with others promotes health whereas social isolation is linked to stress disease and early death People who lack close friends have greater levels of anxiety and depression than people who are close to others A group of researchers reviewed scores of